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adoxyinherear
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TTC since 07/11 | natural m/c 08/11 | BFP 12/6/2011 | Elinor Anna born 8/18/2012 | BFP #2 1/16/2014
Talk to me about spoon feeding...
adoxyinherear
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We were planning to do BLW with DD, and I feel like we got off to a decent start, but DH is super worried about choking, so we decided we are going to do mostly purees until she's a little older. But spoon feeding has honestly been scarier for me than letting her mush sticks of roasted sweet potato herself. The last two times I've tried to spoon feed her, she starts gagging and then throws up... a lot. Is this just normal for babies introduced to their first solids this way? I've honestly never fed a baby and have no idea what I am doing.
TTC since 07/11 | natural m/c 08/11 | BFP 12/6/2011 | Elinor Anna born 8/18/2012 | BFP #2 1/16/2014
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Re: Talk to me about spoon feeding...
BFP#2 ~ 8/2/11, EDD 4/11/12, D&C 9/12/11 at 9w5d
BFP#3 ~ 4/15/12, EDD 12/21/12 ~ DD born 12/22/12
It's been sweet potato both times, which she's eaten herself and done fine with. I'm going to make some other stuff tomorrow from a recipe book I have. I'm just freaking out.
BFP#2 ~ 8/2/11, EDD 4/11/12, D&C 9/12/11 at 9w5d
BFP#3 ~ 4/15/12, EDD 12/21/12 ~ DD born 12/22/12
Eta neither of mine had any gagging/throwing up issues with spoon feeding. She will get it keep trying! I would try a super thin puree.
We didn't have any issues. I'm thinking it may be the consistency. I'd try thinning it out.
BFP#1 10 wk missed mc
BFP#2 DS born at 40+2 on 8/14/12 BFP#3 DD Born at 39+3 on 5/13/14
DD gagged a lot when we first started solids. She'll still do it every now and then when we intro a new texture. She spit up a couple times, too. I just took it as a natural reflex to gagging.
At this point, it's pretty normal to gag and try to push the food out with her toung. She's still learning how to swallow something other than milk. I agree with the other ladies, try a thinner pur?e and after she gets the hang of it, you can thicken it back up. Eating right now is more educational than nutritional. Let her play with the food and get her hands in it and get it all over her face!
She'll get the hang of things.
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Sounds like good advice above. I have heard it can be gut wrenching to go through the gagging/chocking phase
#1 BFP 1/10/11; missed m/c discovered 7w5d
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